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<blockquote data-quote="Mike D90" data-source="post: 312056" data-attributes="member: 17556"><p>I gave it a shot since I am also into BIF shots. I first want to inform you of what I find with this particular shot as to wrong and right.</p><p></p><p>I know BIF photography is new to you since you said this was your first BIF shot.</p><p></p><p>Some tips:</p><p>- Never shoot a bird from behind. Always from a profile side or frontal shots (there are a few exceptions). <em><span style="color: #0000ff">You shot from behind as the bird passed</span></em></p><p></p><p>- Always include the eye(s) and make sure the eye is sharply in focus even if nothing else is. <em><span style="color: #0000ff">In your shot you cannot see an eye at all</span></em></p><p></p><p>- Use small enough aperture that most of the bird, if not all, is in focus (f/6.7 to f/11 will usually do it). <span style="color: #0000ff"><em>You used f/8 which is good</em></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><em></em></span></p><p>- Fast enough shutter speed, at least 1/1250th to eliminate blur (in most cases) <span style="color: #0000ff">You used <em>1/3200th which is more than enough</em></span></p><p></p><p>- Make sure the sun is in the right place to illuminate the bird and not create deep shadow under neath and don't shoot into the sun</p><p></p><p>- Dark birds against a lighter sky likely need EV compensation of +.5 to +1.0</p><p></p><p>- <span style="color: #0000ff"><em>Your ISO was ok at 800 but if you had dropped your shutter speed to 1/1250th you could have used a lower ISO and reduced the noise and grain</em></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the best I could do first in Lightroom then in Photoshop CS2</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]91510[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike D90, post: 312056, member: 17556"] I gave it a shot since I am also into BIF shots. I first want to inform you of what I find with this particular shot as to wrong and right. I know BIF photography is new to you since you said this was your first BIF shot. Some tips: - Never shoot a bird from behind. Always from a profile side or frontal shots (there are a few exceptions). [I][COLOR=#0000ff]You shot from behind as the bird passed[/COLOR][/I] - Always include the eye(s) and make sure the eye is sharply in focus even if nothing else is. [I][COLOR=#0000ff]In your shot you cannot see an eye at all[/COLOR][/I] - Use small enough aperture that most of the bird, if not all, is in focus (f/6.7 to f/11 will usually do it). [COLOR=#0000ff][I]You used f/8 which is good [/I][/COLOR] - Fast enough shutter speed, at least 1/1250th to eliminate blur (in most cases) [COLOR=#0000ff]You used [I]1/3200th which is more than enough[/I][/COLOR] - Make sure the sun is in the right place to illuminate the bird and not create deep shadow under neath and don't shoot into the sun - Dark birds against a lighter sky likely need EV compensation of +.5 to +1.0 - [COLOR=#0000ff][I]Your ISO was ok at 800 but if you had dropped your shutter speed to 1/1250th you could have used a lower ISO and reduced the noise and grain[/I][/COLOR] Here is the best I could do first in Lightroom then in Photoshop CS2 [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]91510._xfImport[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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